University of Nebraska at Omaha

Preparing teachers to use computer-related technology in their classrooms is an exciting challenge for the educational community, especially for teacher preparation institutions. Teacher education is often criticized for the lack of technology...

Mathematical modeling can perhaps be best defined as "the process of scientific inquiry" for mathematics. This is obviously a comfortable mode for teachers of science, but is rarely seen in the mathematics classrooms of today. This paper explores...

Reviews activities in the first year of a Nebraska plan to connect K-12 schools to the Internet, including: installing UNIX-based computers; developing a statewide training program; hiring; distributing support materials; and devising a formative...

Twenty-first century teacher preparation in mathematics pedagogy brings to light a new array of challenges, but also provides opportunities to facilitate learning with some very powerful technology tools. Simulation activities using handheld...

Describes a study conducted at Iowa State University that investigated the effects of using guided programing instruction to train analogical reasoning. Two groups of students are compared who received different types of programing instruction, and...

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology
2000(2000)
pp. 1353–1355

"The Community Discovered: The Search for Meaning Through the Integration of Art
and Technology in K-12 Education"is now in its final year of its five years of
funding, and is being conducted by Westside Community Schools in Omaha,
Nebraska. The...

Provides a checklist for troubleshooting malfunctions in classroom microcomputers and explains steps involved for each component. Areas that are addressed include tools to have available; checking computer cables; disk drives; the computer itself;...

This paper summarizes the findings of a research study designed to collect pre-service
teacher perceptions on factors relating to the use of graphing calculators in the
secondary math classroom. The study was designed as a way to help improve...

Mathematics education is changing rapidly and the NCTM Standards, as well as
new technological advances, give the mathematics educator new tools to help students become
more math literate. Mathematical modeling can be a primary factor in the...

Journal of Research on Technology in EducationVol. 45, No. 1(2012)
pp. 83–106

How does preservice teachers' knowledge for technology integration develop during their teacher preparation program? Which areas of their knowledge develop most naturally, and which areas require more scaffolding? In this mixed-methods, descriptive...

Maintains that access to full internet capabilities can benefit students in their art instruction and allow for life-long art-based learning. Describes the activities of a Nebraska middle-school art class that used the Internet in their research and ...

This study investigated the use of educational robotics, paired with GPS and GIS geospatial technologies, as a context for learning selected concepts in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) within an informal learning environment. ...

A strong evaluation process is often a key component in the success of any reform-based project, and particularly, in the complex and politically driven setting of pre-service teacher education. This brief paper presentation will describe the...

Although there is ever-increasing emphasis on integrating technology in teaching, there are few well-tested and refined assessments to measure the quality of this integration. The few measures that are available tend to favor constructivist...

In 2010, the authors developed, tested, and released a reliable and valid instrument that can be used to assess the quality of inexperienced teachers’ TPACK by examining their detailed written lesson plans. In the current study, the same instrument...

The evaluation of a multi-institutional educational technology project can indeed be a daunting task. Educational technology use within the project can be both a challenge and strength within the evaluation process, adding both variables to...

This paper will focus on an NSF project titled SPIRIT 2.0, which is designed to support and provide context for curriculum development in mathematics and science through an integrated robotics-focused approach. The SPIRIT 2.0 cyberinfrastructure is...

Past research has shown that educational robotics, when paired with geospatial technologies and taught in an informal educational environment, can be an innovative strategy to teach youth about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)...

This study investigated the influence of an established robotics competition (FIRST LEGO League) on middle school youth’s learning of technology and engineering, and their attitudes towards science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and...

In the United States and many other countries there is a growing emphasis on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education that is expanding the number of both in-school and out-of-school instructional programs targeting...

Given their integration of engineering, computing, and fashion, wearable technologies promise to be an excellent interdisciplinary context to support student science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning and interest. The technology can ...

This paper describes insights related to the potential use of on-line
training modules with elementary education pre-service teachers for enhancing their
experience and background in mathematical modeling. These insights resulted from a
field...

The traditional lecture style of teaching has long been the norm in college science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, but an innovative teaching model, facilitated by recent advances in technology, is gaining popularity...

Journal of Research on Technology in EducationVol. 42, No. 4(2010)
pp. 391–408

This study examined the impact of robotics and geospatial technologies interventions on middle school youth's learning of and attitudes toward science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Two interventions were tested. The first was a...

Community College Journal of Research and PracticeVol. 39, No. 7(2015)
pp. 647–658

This article describes the collaborative evolution of the Midwest Center for Information Technology (MCIT)--which is a consortium of 10 different community colleges across the four states of Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota--that was...

Robotics competitions with middle and high school students are well-established mechanisms to enhance student interest and engagement in STEM career pathways and to build teamwork skills. However, synchronous in-person competitions pose a variety...

The study reported here examined the effectiveness of educational robotics combined with GPS/GIS technologies used as "digital manipulatives" in the teaching of concepts in science, engineering, and technology. Based on the success of previous...

It has been said that "You can't teach today's students with yesterday's materials, and expect them to have success tomorrow" (Teacher Librarian, March/April, 1999, p.34). It is indeed becoming a technological world, and the preparation of our...

The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a pilot study that utilized a wearable technologies intervention as a way to increase attitudes towards science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) content areas for students in...

Describes the ongoing curriculum development efforts of the Consortium for the Application of Space Data in Education (CASDE), an evolving consortium of educators, engineers, scientists, and other professionals dedicated to providing the educational ...

The Nebraska 4-H organization has developed a robotics and geospatial technologies instructional program for middle school youth (ages 11 to 15 years). Research and evaluation results across the three years of the project have shown that the program ...

During this second session in a two-part symposium, we will first introduce and explain the activity types approach to technology integration, demonstrating how it helps teachers to develop technology integration knowledge (specifically,...

Technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK) (Mishra & Koehler, 2006) is emerging as one of the field's more important contributions to teacher education. TPCK, a conceptual framework for technology integration, is based upon and extends...

During this first session in a two-part symposium, we will first introduce and explain the activity types approach to technology integration, demonstrating how it helps teachers to develop technology integration knowledge (specifically,...